Veterans Condemn GOP’s Billionaire Tax Handout

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 22, 2025

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Lawmakers have turned their back on Veterans and American Families, Cutting Nearly $1 trillion to Medicaid, SNAP, and more.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last night, House Republicans advanced a bill that would slash nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid, SNAP, and other critical social safety net programs—harming working families, students, caregivers, and veterans. At the same time, the legislation provides tax breaks for ultra-wealthy billionaires.

While veterans brace themselves for cuts to health care, housing, and mass layoffs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Republican lawmakers have once again turned their backs on veterans and the American people.

Common Defense Political Director Naveed Shah released the following statement:

“House Republicans snuck this bill through in the dead of night to serve their billionaire donors. In a bill claiming to put America first, lawmakers have instead put working families last. With cuts to Medicaid, food stamps, and social safety programs, which many Veterans depend on, Republicans have sold out the American people once again. All the while giving tax cuts to their billionaire buddies. 

“The GOP passed a blank check for billionaires, corporations, and the defense industry to fund forever wars. Veterans across the country are standing up to remind lawmakers—the American people are not for sale. The Senate must protect working families and reject this billionaire handout.” 

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